Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Edgewood, New Jersey
Birthdate: 6/26/2001
Pronunciation: ah-ree | etch-eh-var-ee-a
2026 Happenings
Started and played entirety of Fort Wayne Football Club’s first match in professional soccer, a 2-0 loss at FC Naples on March 7, 2026. He stopped 1 of 3 shots. … Was named to roster of Puerto Rico National Team on March 16, 2026, for FIFA Series in Puerto Rico. Was third time Echevarría had been called to the National Team. However, due to an injury suffered in Fort Wayne FC training, Echevarría was unable to join Puerto Rico for series.
Entering 2026
Goalkeeper Aurie Echevarría was one of Fort Wayne Football Club’s most successful players from the team’s time in pre-professional soccer. He helped propel Fort Wayne FC to three straight Valley Division titles in USL League Two between 2023 and 2025, and the club reached the Conference Semifinals in 2024 and 2025. … In 2023, he won the Golden Glove Award for having the lowest goals-against average in USL League Two at 0.43 goals per 90 minutes. He had a run of eight straight scoreless matches for Fort Wayne FC that year, when he was also selected to Puerto Rico’s National Team. … In 2025, Echevarría was named to the Central Conference Team of the Year, after he helped Fort Wayne FC to seven clean sheets. Echevarría had a three-save performance against Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati on July 12, when Fort Wayne FC clinched the Valley Division title with a 1-0 victory. … Echevarría played 34 matches with Fort Wayne FC in USL League Two, which ranked third in club history behind only defenders Reid Sproat (50) and Tiago Dias (38). … Echevarría played in the fall of 2025 at Butler University as a graduate student. He appeared in 17 matches and had a 5-10-2 record with two clean sheets, a .659 save percentage and a 1.82 goals-against average. … Prior to Butler, Echevarría played at Rutgers University from 2021 to 2024 and was part of the 2022 Big Ten championship team. He played in eight matches and was 3-4-1 with a shutout, a .553 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average. … Before his college career, Echevarría helped St. Benedict’s Prep to two national titles.